At the PLI, we learn from our personal experiences and refer to our knowledge base as the primary learning and teaching tool. The goal of our curriculum is to provide active teachable moments which include participation in physical, emotional, mental, social, and even spiritual types of experiences. Through these experiences, participants can gain such benefits as:

• New knowledge, abilities and awareness which relates to new confidence and leadership skills
• Transformative experience that can influence a mindset and attitude
• Sense of accomplishment and self-efficacy as belief in future abilities
• Critical reflective process with integration of lessons, transference into a positive lifestyle

PLI's curriculum emphasizes meaningful learning through experience and promotes better transfer than static learning; thatr is, the more thoroughly something is engaged in via direct hands-on experience, the more likely it is to be transferred to a new situation. Numerous and varied examples and opportunities increase the extent to which knowledge and skills may be applied in new situations. Individuals must see the similarities between the leadership they are immersed in and situations that happen during these experiences; consequently learning occurs regarding the relationship to circumstances that have occurred in other aspects of life. It is helpful if individuals can identify opportunities to use new knowledge by realistically comparing a structured experience with specific past and possible future conditions in their lives.